In Florida, there are around 27 species of endemic frogs. Florida is known for being the state with the most… Can Frogs Feel Happy? A Peep Into the Emotional Lives of Frogs Big eyes and bold bubbly cheeks give frogs a certain emotive look. Most of us have seen pictures somewhere on...
The scientific name for these frogs is Lithobates, which is the genus name for amphibians in the true frog family. They are in the family Ranidae, class Amphibia. They are also known as grass frogs, meadow frogs, or Rana pipiens. There are potentially twenty-three known species of these ...
Two of the Rana Species are Red-legged frogs. And again, both are West Coast Species. The Northern Red-legged frog lives in the coastal plain from Northern California to British Columbia. The California Red-legged frog picks up its range where the other leaves off. From below Northern Califo...
We took a molecular genetic approach to quantify the occurrence and degree of contemporary hybridization between two species of frog co-occurring in a small geographic area in northwest Florida, USA. The Florida bog frog Lithobates okaloosae is a small ranid limited in distribution to a few ...
While larger than most other frogs in Puerto Rico, the coqui is a small frog (maximum snout–vent length (SVL) for males of 50mm and for females of 63mm; Joglar, 1998), that differentiates itself from other Eleutherodactylus species by using the full spectrum of vertical forest habitats ...
This photo provided by researchers in December 2022 shows a male glass frog photographed from below using a flash, showing its transparency. (Jesse Delia/AMNH via AP) Further research on the species could provide usef...
Teeth are completely absent from the lower jaw in all but one species of frog, namely, the Guenther’s marsupial frog (Gastrotheca guentheri). The teeth in the upper jaw of frogs always have a simple conical shape and function simply to help prevent the prey from escaping. The teeth are ...
Although recent surveys suggest that Florida populations in the peninsula are relatively secure, this species is declining in other parts of its range and in some parts of the state. This plan addresses known threats to the gopher frog and the need for further investigation of potential threats ...
The relative potency of toad toxins varies with species of toad, geographic location, and size of the toad (Fowler, 1993). Smaller patients may show more severe signs when exposed to toad secretions (Eubig, 2001). Rhinella toads in Florida appear to be more toxic than those in Hawaii and...
The smallest species are less than an inch in length. The largest of these frogs are the white-lipped tree frog found in Australia and Oceana, ranging from four inches to 5.5 inches long. The largest species in the Western Hemisphere is the Cuban tree frog, found in the Caribbean and the...